(18) Houston 32, East Carolina 38 (F)
Saturday, 12/05/09
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (18) Houston | 7 | 12 | 0 | 13 | 32 |
| East Carolina | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 38 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 33,048 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| East Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | East Carolina kicks off. Mays returns 12 yards to the Hou28. | |
| Houston - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, Hou28 | 14:54 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 8 yards to the Hou36. |
| 2-2, Hou36 | 14:54 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Sims for 5 yards to the Hou41. |
| 1-10, Hou41 | 14:00 | Sims rush right for -1 yards to the Hou40. |
| 2-11, Hou40 | 14:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Cleveland for 10 yards to the ECU50. |
| 3-1, ECU50 | 13:30 | Sims rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU50. |
| 4-1, ECU50 | 13:00 | Turner punts. No return. Ball on ECU17. |
| East Carolina - 13:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU17 | 13:00 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ECU17 | 12:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 1 yard to the ECU18. |
| 3-9, ECU18 | 12:00 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-9, ECU18 | 12:00 | Dodge punts. No return. Ball on Hou33. |
| Houston - 11:30 | ||
| 1-10, Hou33 | 11:30 | Sims rush middle for -3 yards to the Hou30. |
| 2-13, Hou30 | 11:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-13, Hou30 | 11:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-13, Hou30 | 11:00 | Turner punts. Simmons returns 14 yards to the ECU30. |
| East Carolina - 11:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU30 | 11:00 | Lindsay rush left for 3 yards to the ECU33. |
| 2-7, ECU33 | 10:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU33. |
| 3-7, ECU33 | 9:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Lindsay for 10 yards to the ECU43. |
| 1-10, ECU43 | 9:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 2 yards to the ECU45. |
| 2-8, ECU45 | 9:00 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-8, ECU45 | 8:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-8, ECU45 | 8:30 | East Carolina penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-13, ECU40 | 8:30 | Dodge punts. Dugat returns 0 yards to the Hou12. |
| Houston - 8:30 | ||
| 1-10, Hou12 | 8:30 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Sims for 6 yards to the Hou18. |
| 2-4, Hou18 | 8:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 5 yards to the Hou23. |
| 1-10, Hou23 | 7:30 | Sims rush middle for 2 yards to the Hou25. |
| 2-8, Hou25 | 7:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 7 yards to the Hou32. |
| 3-1, Hou32 | 6:30 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Johnson for 1 yard to the Hou33. |
| 1-10, Hou33 | 6:30 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 3 yards to the Hou36. |
| 2-7, Hou36 | 6:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 7 yards to the Hou43. |
| 1-10, Hou43 | 5:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 57 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 5:30 | Hogan PAT - GOOD. | |
| 5:00 | Houston kicks off. Harris returns 69 yards to the Hou26. | |
| East Carolina - 4:47 | ||
| 1-10, Hou26 | 4:47 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Hou26 | 4:47 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Lindsay for 6 yards to the Hou20. |
| 3-4, Hou20 | 4:00 | Lindsay rush middle for 4 yards to the Hou16. |
| 1-10, Hou16 | 3:30 | East Carolina penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Hou21 | 3:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 11 yards to the Hou10. |
| 2-4, Hou10 | 3:00 | Pinkney rush left for 9 yards to the Hou1. |
| 1-1, Hou1 | 2:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 0 yards to the Hou1. |
| 2-1, Hou1 | 2:00 | Lindsay rush right for 0 yards to the Hou1. |
| 3-1, Hou1 | 2:00 | Lindsay rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 2:00 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:27 | East Carolina kicks off. Carrier returns 20 yards to the Hou20. | |
| Houston - 1:23 | ||
| 1-10, Hou20 | 1:23 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 4 yards to the Hou24. |
| 2-6, Hou24 | 1:00 | Keenum sacked by Robinson for a 21 yard loss to the Hou3. |
| 3-27, Hou3 | 0:30 | East Carolina penalized 5 yards. |
| 3-22, Hou8 | 0:30 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Sims for 18 yards to the Hou26. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 4-4, Hou26 | 15:00 | Turner punts. Simmons returns 21 yards to the ECU38. |
| East Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 4-4, Hou26 | 15:00 | Simmons fumbles, Cavness of Houston recovers and returns 0 yards to the ECU38. |
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU38 | 15:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 9 yards to the ECU29. |
| 2-1, ECU29 | 14:30 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 6 yards to the ECU23. |
| 1-10, ECU23 | 14:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 11 yards to the ECU12. |
| 1-10, ECU12 | 14:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 8 yards to the ECU4. |
| 2-2, ECU4 | 13:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:30 | Hogan PAT - FAILED. | |
| 13:04 | Houston kicks off. McLendon returns 11 yards to the ECU45. | |
| East Carolina - 12:59 | ||
| 1-10, ECU45 | 12:59 | Ruffin rush middle for 6 yards to the Hou49. |
| 2-4, Hou49 | 12:30 | Harris rush right for 2 yards to the Hou47. |
| 3-2, Hou47 | 12:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Freeney for 12 yards to the Hou35. |
| 1-10, Hou35 | 11:30 | Ruffin rush right for 0 yards to the Hou35. |
| 2-10, Hou35 | 11:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Ruffin for 5 yards to the Hou30. |
| 3-5, Hou30 | 10:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-5, Hou30 | 10:30 | 48 yard field goal attempt by Hartman is NO GOOD. |
| Houston - 10:00 | ||
| 1-10, Hou30 | 10:00 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Hou30 | 10:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Cleveland for 5 yards to the Hou35. |
| 2-10, Hou30 | 10:00 | Cleveland fumbles, Rodriguez of Houston recovers and returns 0 yards to the Hou35. |
| 3-5, Hou35 | 10:00 | Keenum rush middle for 10 yards to the Hou45. |
| 1-10, Hou45 | 10:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Rodriguez for 9 yards to the ECU46. |
| 2-1, ECU46 | 10:00 | Sims rush middle for 10 yards to the ECU36. |
| 1-10, ECU36 | 10:00 | Sims rush middle for 0 yards to the ECU36. |
| 2-10, ECU36 | 10:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 8 yards to the ECU28. |
| 3-2, ECU28 | 8:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Beall for 9 yards to the ECU19. |
| 1-10, ECU19 | 8:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 3 yards to the ECU16. |
| 2-7, ECU16 | 8:00 | Keenum pass to the right intercepted by Neal and returned 0 yards. |
| East Carolina - 7:30 | ||
| 1-10, ECU20 | 7:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Harris for 37 yards to the Hou43. |
| 1-10, Hou43 | 7:30 | Lindsay rush left for 6 yards to the Hou37. |
| 2-4, Hou37 | 6:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 12 yards to the Hou25. |
| 1-10, Hou25 | 6:00 | Lindsay rush left for 4 yards to the Hou21. |
| 2-6, Hou21 | 5:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Gidrey for 10 yards to the Hou11. |
| 1-10, Hou11 | 5:00 | Ruffin rush left for 6 yards to the Hou5. |
| 2-4, Hou5 | 4:30 | Ruffin rush middle for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:30 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:21 | East Carolina kicks off. Mays returns 18 yards to the Hou26. | |
| Houston - 4:15 | ||
| 1-10, Hou26 | 4:15 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Sims for 3 yards to the Hou29. |
| 2-7, Hou29 | 4:00 | Sims rush middle for 4 yards to the Hou33. |
| 3-3, Hou33 | 3:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Rodriguez for 6 yards to the Hou39. |
| 1-10, Hou39 | 3:30 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 3 yards to the Hou42. |
| 2-7, Hou42 | 3:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 17 yards to the ECU41. |
| 1-10, ECU41 | 2:30 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Cleveland for 7 yards to the ECU34. |
| 2-3, ECU34 | 2:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 5 yards to the ECU29. |
| 1-10, ECU29 | 2:00 | Beall rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU25. |
| 1-10, ECU29 | 2:00 | Houston penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-16, ECU35 | 2:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 3 yards to the ECU32. |
| 1-16, ECU32 | 1:12 | Houston time out. |
| 2-13, ECU32 | 1:12 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-13, ECU32 | 1:12 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Rodriguez for 21 yards to the ECU11. |
| 1-10, ECU11 | 1:00 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ECU11 | 0:30 | Houston penalized -10 yards. |
| 2-20, ECU21 | 0:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 21 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 0:30 | Hogan PAT - FAILED. | |
| 0:25 | Houston kicks off. McLendon returns 8 yards to the ECU36. | |
| East Carolina - 0:21 | ||
| 1-10, ECU36 | 0:21 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Lindsay for 21 yards to the Hou43. |
| 1-10, Hou43 | 0:13 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Harris for 3 yards to the Hou40. |
| 1-10, Hou40 | 0:08 | East Carolina time out. |
| 2-7, Hou40 | 0:08 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-7, Hou40 | 0:03 | East Carolina time out. |
| 3-7, Hou40 | 0:03 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Freeney for 10 yards to the Hou30. |
| 3-7, Hou40 | 0:03 | Lateral to Harris. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Houston kicks off. Brockmeyer returns 15 yards to the ECU36. | |
| East Carolina - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, ECU36 | 14:55 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Gidrey for 11 yards to the ECU47. |
| 1-10, ECU47 | 14:55 | Lindsay rush right for 4 yards to the Hou49. |
| 2-6, Hou49 | 14:00 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, Hou49 | 14:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 11 yards to the Hou38. |
| 1-10, Hou38 | 13:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Hou38 | 13:30 | Lindsay rush left for -2 yards to the Hou40. |
| 3-12, Hou40 | 13:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Bodenheimer for 18 yards to the Hou22. |
| 1-10, Hou22 | 12:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 22 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:30 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:03 | East Carolina kicks off. Carrier returns 3 yards to the Hou17. | |
| Houston - 11:58 | ||
| 1-10, Hou17 | 11:58 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 5 yards to the Hou22. |
| 2-5, Hou22 | 11:30 | Sims rush middle for 2 yards to the Hou24. |
| 3-3, Hou24 | 11:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 5 yards to the Hou29. |
| 1-10, Hou29 | 11:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Sims for 1 yard to the Hou30. |
| 2-9, Hou30 | 10:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-9, Hou30 | 10:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Carrier for 21 yards to the ECU49. |
| 1-10, ECU49 | 10:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Carrier for 3 yards to the ECU46. |
| 2-7, ECU46 | 9:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 14 yards to the ECU32. |
| 1-10, ECU32 | 9:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Smith for 6 yards to the ECU26. |
| 1-10, ECU32 | 9:00 | Smith fumbles, Mattocks of East Carolina recovers and returns 0 yards to the ECU26. |
| East Carolina - 9:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU26 | 9:00 | Pinkney rush middle for 9 yards to the ECU35. |
| 2-1, ECU35 | 8:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 1 yard to the ECU36. |
| 1-10, ECU36 | 8:00 | Lindsay rush right for 2 yards to the ECU38. |
| 2-8, ECU38 | 7:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Harris for 22 yards to the Hou40. |
| 1-10, Hou40 | 6:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 3 yards to the Hou37. |
| 2-7, Hou37 | 6:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Freeney for 9 yards to the Hou28. |
| 1-10, Hou28 | 6:00 | Pinkney rush right for -1 yards to the Hou29. |
| 2-11, Hou29 | 5:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 1 yard to the Hou28. |
| 3-10, Hou28 | 4:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the left to Bodenheimer for 9 yards to the Hou19. |
| 4-1, Hou19 | 3:30 | Hartman 37 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3:29 | East Carolina kicks off. Thurston returns 10 yards to the Hou37. | |
| Houston - 3:24 | ||
| 1-10, Hou37 | 3:24 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Hou37 | 3:24 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Sims for 12 yards to the Hou49. |
| 1-10, Hou49 | 3:24 | Houston penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Hou44 | 3:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 8 yards to the ECU48. |
| 2-7, ECU48 | 3:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Johnson for 3 yards to the ECU45. |
| 3-4, ECU45 | 2:00 | Keenum sacked by Brooks for a 6 yard loss to the Hou49. |
| 4-10, Hou49 | 2:00 | Turner punts. Touchback. Ball on ECU20. |
| East Carolina - 1:30 | ||
| 1-10, ECU20 | 1:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ECU20 | 1:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the middle to Freeney for 18 yards to the ECU38. |
| 1-10, ECU38 | 1:00 | Harris rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU42. |
| 2-6, ECU42 | 0:30 | Lindsay rush left for 1 yard to the ECU43. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| East Carolina - 15:00 | ||
| 3-5, ECU43 | 15:00 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 8 yards to the Hou49. |
| 1-10, Hou49 | 14:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Hou49 | 14:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, Hou49 | 14:30 | Pinkney incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, Hou49 | 14:30 | Dodge punts. Dugat returns 5 yards to the Hou10. |
| Houston - 14:30 | ||
| 1-10, Hou10 | 14:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 6 yards to the Hou16. |
| 2-4, Hou16 | 14:00 | Keenum pass to the middle intercepted by Eskridge and returned 30 yards. |
| East Carolina - 13:30 | ||
| 1-7, Hou7 | 13:30 | Lindsay rush middle for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 13:30 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 13:27 | East Carolina kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Hou20. | |
| Houston - 13:27 | ||
| 1-10, Hou20 | 13:27 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 10 yards to the Hou30. |
| 1-10, Hou30 | 13:27 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Sims for 16 yards to the Hou46. |
| 1-10, Hou46 | 13:00 | Keenum rush right for 14 yards to the ECU40. |
| 1-10, ECU40 | 12:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, ECU40 | 12:30 | Beall rush middle for 3 yards to the ECU37. |
| 3-7, ECU37 | 12:00 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-7, ECU37 | 11:49 | Houston time out. |
| 4-7, ECU37 | 11:49 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 11 yards to the ECU26. |
| 1-10, ECU26 | 11:30 | Keenum rush middle for 4 yards to the ECU22. |
| 2-6, ECU22 | 11:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 17 yards to the ECU5. |
| 1-5, ECU5 | 11:00 | Beall rush middle for -1 yards to the ECU6. |
| 2-6, ECU6 | 10:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-6, ECU6 | 10:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Castile for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:30 | Hogan PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:02 | Houston kicks off. No return. Ball on ECU36. | |
| East Carolina - 10:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU36 | 10:00 | Lindsay rush left for 2 yards to the ECU38. |
| 2-8, ECU38 | 9:30 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 13 yards to the Hou49. |
| 1-10, Hou49 | 9:00 | Lindsay rush right for 3 yards to the Hou46. |
| 2-7, Hou46 | 8:30 | Lindsay rush right for 8 yards to the Hou38. |
| 1-10, Hou38 | 8:00 | Ruffin rush left for 7 yards to the Hou31. |
| 2-3, Hou31 | 7:30 | Ruffin rush right for 11 yards to the Hou20. |
| 1-10, Hou20 | 7:00 | Ruffin rush right for 20 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:00 | Hartman PAT - GOOD. | |
| 6:39 | East Carolina kicks off. Carrier returns 15 yards to the Hou17. | |
| Houston - 6:30 | ||
| 1-10, Hou17 | 6:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 14 yards to the Hou31. |
| 1-10, Hou31 | 6:30 | Sims rush middle for -2 yards to the Hou29. |
| 2-12, Hou29 | 6:00 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-12, Hou29 | 6:00 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Sims for 30 yards to the ECU41. |
| 1-10, ECU41 | 5:30 | East Carolina penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, ECU36 | 5:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-5, ECU36 | 5:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-5, ECU36 | 5:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Sims for 6 yards to the ECU30. |
| 1-10, ECU30 | 5:30 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Edwards for 7 yards to the ECU23. |
| 2-3, ECU23 | 5:00 | Keenum rush right for 1 yard to the ECU22. |
| 3-2, ECU22 | 4:30 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Rodriguez for 2 yards to the ECU20. |
| 1-10, ECU20 | 4:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, ECU20 | 4:00 | Keenum pass completion to the left to Beall for -4 yards to the ECU24. |
| 3-14, ECU24 | 3:30 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Cleveland for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:30 | Hogan PAT - FAILED. | |
| 3:24 | Houston kicks off. No return. Ball on Hou45. | |
| East Carolina - 3:23 | ||
| 1-10, Hou45 | 3:23 | Pinkney pass completion to the right to Harris for 7 yards to the Hou38. |
| 2-3, Hou38 | 3:00 | Lindsay rush middle for 1 yard to the Hou37. |
| 2-3, Hou37 | 2:35 | Houston time out. |
| 3-2, Hou37 | 2:35 | Lindsay rush middle for 1 yard to the Hou36. |
| 4-1, Hou36 | 2:00 | Lindsay rush middle for 0 yards to the Hou36. |
| Houston - 2:00 | ||
| 1-10, Hou36 | 2:00 | Keenum incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Hou36 | 2:00 | Keenum pass completion to the middle to Carrier for 10 yards to the Hou46. |
| 1-10, Hou46 | 1:30 | Keenum incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, Hou46 | 1:30 | Keenum rush middle for 10 yards to the ECU44. |
| 1-10, ECU44 | 1:30 | East Carolina penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, ECU39 | 1:30 | Keenum pass completion to the right to Cleveland for 5 yards to the ECU34. |
| 1-10, ECU34 | 1:00 | Keenum pass to the left intercepted by Eskridge and returned 0 yards. |
| East Carolina - 1:00 | ||
| 1-10, ECU20 | 1:00 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the ECU18. |
